1+1=3 Cava Cygnus "Albireo" Brut Reserva

Alcohol: 11.5%

Grape(s): 35% Parellada (41-yr-old vines), 35% Xarel•lo (30-yr-old vines) & 30% Macabeo (49-yr old vines)

Localization: Penedes, Spain

Tasting Notes: The wine shows more depth on the nose than the regular bottling, offering up scents of green apple, fresh lime, a touch of menthol, lovely, salty soil tones and a topnote of lemongrass. On the palate the wine is vibrant, full-bodied, focused and nascently complex, with an excellent core of fruit, fine mineral signature, frothy mousse and a long, crisp and beautifully balanced finish. This has the depth in the mid-palate to repay aging and is an excellent value! Altogether, just a touch more serious than the regular bottling.

The Domain: U MES U (formerly known as 1+1=3) is a pioneering Penedès winery established in Font-rubí, Spain, in the year 2000, although the founders Josep Antoni Bonell and the oenologist Josep Piñol were linked to the wine world from long before.

Fully committed to the environment, we are a leader in organics and have converted all our own and controlled vineyards to organic status.

Meticulous care is taken over the vineyards as well as the vinification. The result is a range of delicious wines with the emphasis on finesse, elegance and a perfect balance which have garnered much international acclaim, including a great number of medals in wine contests and top scores from leading wine publications.